Chapter Summaries

Jiang Ning bought jade suitable for spiritual formations and sold two gold bars to Shao Shuangshuang at the pawnshop. He used a fabricated cousin and doctored photos to persuade her that Evergreen Liquid could treat hair loss, then agreed to add her on WeChat.

• Jiang Ning spent part of his cultivation expenses on two bottles of Evergreen Liquid and rode to Shao Shuangshuang's pawnshop with two gold bars.
• Jiang Ning tested the pawnshop's jade and bought two pale blue pieces capable of holding spiritual formations for eight hundred yuan.
• Jiang Ning sold Shao Shuangshuang two gold bars for a transfer of one hundred seventy thousand yuan.
• Shao Shuangshuang asked Jiang Ning how he had noticed her hair loss, and he claimed his cousin had suffered from baldness too.
• Jiang Ning showed Shao Shuangshuang a fabricated QQ post and edited photos claiming that Evergreen Liquid had regrown his cousin's hair.
• Shao Shuangshuang asked Jiang Ning to find out more about the hair-growth liquid and added him on WeChat.

Shao Shuangshuang overcame her fear of using Jiang Ning’s unverified Evergreen Liquid, had it tested for toxic ingredients, and then saw her hair loss stop after one use. Convinced the liquid might work, she decided to have her balding cousin try the remaining bottle.

• Jiang Ning gave Shao Shuangshuang two bottles of Evergreen Liquid and explained that his cousin no longer needed them.
• Shao Shuangshuang worried the unlicensed liquid might be harmful, but poured a bottle over her head after seeing how much hair had fallen out.
• Shao Shuangshuang asked Nan Nan to help test the liquid, and the results showed it contained no toxic ingredients.
• A day later, Shao Shuangshuang washed her hair and found the basin empty of fallen hair.
• Shao Shuangshuang decided to test the Evergreen Liquid on her balding cousin and called him.

Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong spent the holiday fishing, cooking, and relaxing together before Jiang Ning joined his class group chat. The chat erupted into an argument between Chen Qian and Shan Kaiquan, and Xue Yuantong ended the chapter by asking Jiang Ning where he had traveled.

• Jiang Ning caught fish and crabs from the river for Xue Yuantong after her fishing attempt failed, and she cooked them for dinner.
• Jiang Ning joined the second class group chat after accepting several classmates’ friend requests.
• Chen Qian mocked Shan Kaiquan for claiming he had traveled, and their argument escalated into a cursing match until Huang Zhongfei muted them both.
• Hu Jun shared a picture of an insect, and Guo Kunnan praised it as a rare Old Water Buffalo for the season.
• Chen Qian privately asked Huang Zhongfei to kick Shan Kaiquan from the group, but Huang Zhongfei refused to act on the request.
• Xue Yuantong asked Jiang Ning which places with beautiful scenery he had visited.

Jiang Ning told Xue Yuantong about his limited travels and the sights of Wencheng, then strengthened his Spiritual Sense through cultivation. He began carving a protective jade pendant and considered how to secure the resources he needed to reach Foundation Establishment.

• Jiang Ning explained to Xue Yuantong that he had visited few places, and she excitedly asked about the ocean and Wencheng’s Human Head Mountain.
• Jiang Ning teased Xue Yuantong about her fear of riding a tractor, and she privately blamed Aunt Gu for telling him.
• Jiang Ning expanded his Spiritual Sense from a thirty-meter radius to one hundred meters and set breaking through to Foundation Establishment as his goal.
• Jiang Ning wondered whether Shao Shuangshuang had used the Evergreen Liquid and planned to discuss a medicine business with her.
• Jiang Ning cut a piece of jade into slices and began engraving a spiritual array into one slice to make a Body Protection Jade Pendant.

Jiang Ning made four protective jade pendants and considered who should receive them. At school, Ma Shicheng discovered that Everyday Cool Run could give him an excuse to add girls from his class on QQ.

• Jiang Ning engraved a protective formation and the Fallen Cloud Sect emblem into a jade pendant, then tested its ability to block a thrown knife.
• Jiang Ning finished four Body Protection Jade Pendants and decided to give them to his parents and Xue Yuantong, while wondering who should receive the last one.
• Xue Yuantong came to fetch Jiang Ning for dinner, and later Geng Lu told him she had wiped down his desk and chair.
• Ma Shicheng saw Guo Kunnan playing Everyday Cool Run and joined him and Shan Kaiquan in playing during evening self-study.
• Ma Shicheng learned that Yang Sheng and Geng Lu played the game, then realized he could use heart exchanges as a reason to add girls from his class on QQ.

Jiang Ning used his gaming skill and Spiritual Sense to help Geng Lu set a high score and warn classmates when the teacher arrived. After Shan Qingrong confiscated Miao Zhe’s phone, Miao Zhe lashed out at Pang Jiao, and their argument erupted into a fight that the class struggled to stop.

• Jiang Ning played Everyday Cool Run on Geng Lu’s phone until class began, earning an exceptionally high score and warning her that Shan Qingrong was coming.
• Ma Shicheng returned from adding girls on QQ, but Jiang Ning warned him to put his phone away before Shan Qingrong entered.
• Shan Qingrong confiscated Miao Zhe’s phone and warned the class against using phones during lessons.
• Pang Jiao chatted with Wang Yanyan at Miao Zhe’s desk, and Miao Zhe insulted Pang Jiao’s appearance after growing increasingly irritated.
• Miao Zhe and Pang Jiao fought, while Huang Zhongfei and Bai Yuxia hesitated to intervene and Bai Yuxia looked toward Jiang Ning for help.

Pang Jiao and Miao Zhe fought during evening self-study until they were exhausted, and Shan Qingrong took Pang Jiao to the infirmary while ordering Miao Zhe to meet him in the office. After evening self-study, Jiang Ning gave Xue Yuantong a protective jade pendant and told her to wear it every day.

• Pang Jiao and Miao Zhe fought across the classroom while their classmates watched, argued over bets, or hesitated to intervene.
• Wang Longlong texted Shan Qingrong about the fight, hoping to prove himself useful to the class teacher.
• Miao Zhe and Pang Jiao stopped fighting when they were exhausted, and Miao Zhe left while Wang Yanyan gave Pang Jiao tissues for her bleeding face.
• Shan Qingrong arrived, sent Pang Jiao to the infirmary, and told the class to have Miao Zhe wait for him in the office.
• After evening self-study, Jiang Ning gave Xue Yuantong a Spiritual Energy-imbued jade pendant and told her to keep wearing it.

Shao Wenjun discovered that Evergreen Liquid had regrown his hair, prompting Shao Shuangshuang to consider selling it. At school, Jiang Ning predicted Ma Shicheng would not finish memorizing his text before a class meeting interrupted morning study.

• Shao Wenjun showed Shao Shuangshuang his newly grown hair and asked her for more Evergreen Liquid.
• Shao Wenjun told Shao Shuangshuang that bald men would eagerly buy the medicine, and she wondered whether becoming its sales agent could make her money.
• Jiang Ning checked Geng Lu's recitation of "Zhu Zhiwu Retires the Qin Army" and corrected her mistakes.
• Jiang Ning predicted Ma Shicheng would not finish memorizing the text before Shan Qingrong called a class meeting.
• Shan Qingrong announced a midmonth Monthly Exam, said seats would be rearranged afterward, and warned students against fighting; Ma Shicheng then gave up memorizing.

Jiang Ning appointed Shao Shuangshuang to pursue sales of Evergreen Liquid, giving her a bottle and setting a payment deadline in exchange for the agency rights. He planned to place the medicine business and its profits under her name while keeping her under his control.

• Shao Shuangshuang asked Jiang Ning to help her obtain Evergreen Liquid, and they arranged to meet at her pawnshop.
• At school, Geng Lu revealed that Jiang Ning had taught her how to score highly in Everyday Cool Run, while Guo Ran appointed Jiang Ning chemistry class representative.
• Jiang Ning brought Shao Shuangshuang a liter of Evergreen Liquid and explained that its hair-regrowth effects lasted two months.
• Shao Shuangshuang proposed securing sales agency rights and offered her pharmaceutical industry connections to handle certifications, trials, and permits.
• Jiang Ning offered her the agency rights if she paid him two hundred thousand yuan within a week, and Shao Shuangshuang accepted the bottle.
• Jiang Ning decided that future Evergreen Liquid profits would be kept under Shao Shuangshuang's name and considered how to ensure she remained under his control.

Jiang Ning returned to class as Ma Shicheng and their classmates watched Qin's Moon and discussed a rumor about Dong Jiayi. After school, Jiang Ning bought food for Xue Yuantong and treated an elementary school student to Roasted Cold Noodles before running into Ma Shicheng outside Yucai Supermarket.

• Jiang Ning found classmates gathered around Ma Shicheng's phone, watching Qin's Moon and praising its picture quality and animation.
• Geng Lu told Jiang Ning and the others that Wei Xiuyuan from Class 1 was pursuing Dong Jiayi by bringing her snacks and fruit.
• Ma Shicheng and Shan Kaiquan mocked Wei Xiuyuan and said they would stop shopping at his family's Yucai Supermarket.
• Xue Yuantong asked Jiang Ning to buy her Roasted Cold Noodles, iced Fruit Tea, and a Roujiamo after claiming she had eaten only half a bowl of rice at lunch.
• Jiang Ning bought two orders of Roasted Cold Noodles and treated an elementary school student who often watched the stall because he lacked money.
• Ma Shicheng greeted Jiang Ning outside Yucai Supermarket and told him they would see each other in the classroom that night.

Ma Shicheng used Wifi Killer at Yucai Internet Cafe to cut off other users and speed up his video download, then returned to school feeling triumphant. There, Shan Kaiquan asked Jiang Ning and Ma Shicheng for advice about pursuing girls, while Wang Longlong borrowed Ma Shicheng’s phone.

• Ma Shicheng entered Yucai Internet Cafe to download videos but grew frustrated when other users made the Wi-Fi slow.
• Ma Shicheng used Wifi Killer to block other users on the network, interrupting a gamer’s match while his download sped up.
• Boss Wei restarted the network, cutting off Ma Shicheng’s connection as well, and Ma Shicheng planned to target only Wi-Fi users next time.
• Before evening self-study, Shan Kaiquan asked Jiang Ning how to pursue girls, and Jiang Ning said he did not know how.
• Ma Shicheng told Shan Kaiquan to become outstanding by improving his looks, grades, basketball, gaming, and emotional intelligence.
• Wang Longlong borrowed Ma Shicheng’s phone to play Everyday Cool Run, and Shan Kaiquan sighed that he envied how easily Wang found happiness.

On a rainy school day, Jiang Ning brought Xue Yuantong out for lunch under his umbrella. When a reckless great wolfhound charged toward the dog-fearing Xue Yuantong, Jiang Ning put a reassuring hand on her shoulder, leaving their encounter unresolved.

• Jiang Ning told Geng Lu he had brought an umbrella and decided to stay at school for lunch because the rain was heavy.
• Xue Yuantong agreed to go eat with Jiang Ning after he pulled her away from her desk and shared his umbrella with her.
• Wang Longlong recited a line of poetry about spring rain, then could not continue when Geng Lu asked what came next.
• Jiang Ning led Xue Yuantong toward a restaurant as they passed a great wolfhound whose owner let it frighten students and bite one student's pant leg.
• Xue Yuantong trembled when the great wolfhound ran toward her, and Jiang Ning placed a hand on her shoulder.

Jiang Ning used spiritual power to stop a dog from attacking Xue Yuantong and knocked its owner down, then took Xue Yuantong to eat. While considering how to expand Evergreen Liquid production, he decided to turn the wolfhound into a Spirit Soul for a spirit array.

• As the Fat Man let his wolfhound charge at Xue Yuantong, Jiang Ning struck the dog with spiritual power and sent it collapsing to the ground.
• When the Fat Man rushed to check on the dog, Jiang Ning knocked him forward onto it and secretly placed a Divine Sense Imprint on him.
• Jiang Ning took Xue Yuantong to a restaurant and ordered dishes they both liked while she played a game on his phone.
• Jiang Ning considered Evergreen Liquid production and realized a spirit array could extract its medicinal herbs, though it would require a Spirit Soul to operate.
• Jiang Ning decided to use the wolfhound as the Spirit Soul, reasoning that removing the dangerous dog would protect people and help those suffering from hair loss.

Jiang Ning treated Ma Shicheng and his classmates to lunch, and Ma Shicheng later thanked him with sunflower seeds. Ma Shicheng defied Jiang Ning’s warning and ate the seeds in class, provoking Dai Yongquan into a bizarre rant that put Geng Lu off sunflower seeds.

• Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong ate lunch while Ma Shicheng and five classmates ordered a shared meal nearby.
• Jiang Ning paid the bill for Ma Shicheng’s group, and the classmates praised him after leaving the restaurant.
• Ma Shicheng bought sunflower seeds and later shared them with Jiang Ning and Geng Lu in the classroom.
• Jiang Ning warned Ma Shicheng to put the sunflower seeds away before class, but Ma Shicheng vowed to keep eating them.
• Dai Yongquan caught Ma Shicheng cracking seeds during class and launched into a strange lecture about women who cracked sunflower seeds.
• Geng Lu lost her appetite for the remaining sunflower seeds after hearing Dai Yongquan’s rant.

Shao Shuangshuang reported that Evergreen Liquid had sold well through the Bald Head Group, and Jiang Ning arranged to meet her and supply more for a second promotion. At school, Shan Qingrong announced that Class 8 would move after the Monthly Exam, while several students resolved to prove themselves in the upcoming test.

• Shao Shuangshuang sold sixteen of twenty bottles of Evergreen Liquid after Shao Wenjun’s hair growth and two wealthy customers’ results convinced members of the Bald Head Group to buy it.
• Shao Shuangshuang set aside bottles for testing, pharmaceutical qualifications, Shao Wenjun, and reserve, and emailed Jiang Ning her suggestion to lower the price.
• Jiang Ning replied that he would meet Shao Shuangshuang at her shop the day after tomorrow and give her enough Evergreen Liquid for one hundred people to use in the next promotion.
• Shan Qingrong told Class 8 that they would move to the rear teaching building after the Monthly Exam and recalled how the school had once lacked windows and basic equipment.
• Shan Qingrong announced scholarships for the Monthly Exam, and Dong Qingfeng, Chen Qian, and Bai Yuxia resolved to challenge the Experimental Class students.

Jiang Ning tracked down the dog owner who had set his wolfhound on people, killed the dog, and captured its soul in a black jade bottle. He then broke the owner’s foot with the dog’s jaws and escaped as neighbors came to investigate.

• Wang Longlong gave Shan Qingrong his stool, then overheard Guo Kunnan describe his Power Bank and Shan Xiao decided to steal it.
• Jiang Ning prepared a black jade bottle and used the Spiritual Sense Seed on the dog owner to track him to a rented building near No.4 Middle School.
• Jiang Ning killed the wolfhound with Azure Sword Qi and captured its soul using the Soul Illumination Art.
• Jiang Ning used the dead dog to bite the sleeping owner’s foot, fracturing it, then left as neighbors reacted to the man’s screams.

Jiang Ning stabilized Gouzi’s soul and searched online for rare formation materials, finding a seller with Nine Clouds Stone and paying them five thousand yuan. At school, he helped Geng Lu protect her game ranking, while Guo Kunnan discovered that Shan Xiao had stolen his Power Bank.

• Jiang Ning used Soul Submergence Incense and Magic Arts to stabilize Gouzi’s soul, then continued searching online for the formation materials Azure Glass Silk and Nine Clouds Stone.
• Jiang Ning recognized Nine Clouds Stone in a Tieba user’s pictures, paid the stone enthusiast five thousand yuan, and posted the transfer record to build trust in his reward account.
• During morning self-study, Jiang Ning used Geng Lu’s game items to double her Cool Run score and keep her ahead of Ma Shicheng.
• Guo Kunnan discovered that his Power Bank was missing, and he and Shan Kaiquan cursed the thief without realizing Shan Xiao had taken it.
• Shan Xiao silently vowed to steal Shan Kaiquan’s belongings next, while Guo Kunnan gave up on charging his phone and started reading.

Guo Kunnan tried to recruit Ma Shicheng into Time and Space Hunter, but their arena match ended in an embarrassing defeat and Guo Kunnan returned to Everyday Cool Run. At school, Jiang Ning effortlessly carried two water buckets back to class, impressing Geng Lu, who decided to try to sit beside him after the next seat rearrangement.

• Ma Shicheng found Guo Kunnan playing Time and Space Hunter and agreed that it looked decent.
• Guo Kunnan challenged a well-equipped opponent in the arena, but his attacks barely hurt the character, who defeated him with one punch.
• Guo Kunnan uninstalled Time and Space Hunter and told Ma Shicheng he had decided to return to Everyday Cool Run.
• Jiang Ning carried two full water buckets from the supermarket to the classroom without stopping, while Geng Lu followed him.
• Geng Lu admired Jiang Ning's strength and resolved to aim for the seat beside him when the class rearranged seats.

Jiang Ning reassured Shao Shuangshuang that he could conceal the Evergreen Liquid’s medicinal properties so it could pass cosmetic certification, then joined her for dinner. At the restaurant, they encountered Ding Shuyan and Lin Han, and Jiang Ning revealed that Shao Shuangshuang had once lost a romantic rivalry to Lin Han.

• Shao Shuangshuang explained that pharmaceutical certification for the Evergreen Liquid could take years, while cosmetic certification might be completed within a month if tests detected no medicinal ingredients.
• Jiang Ning said he would find a way to conceal the Evergreen Liquid’s medicinal properties within three days and told Shao Shuangshuang to continue the pharmaceutical certification process.
• Jiang Ning paid a netizen for information about Azure Glass Silk and posted a request for three more materials needed for his spirit formation.
• Jiang Ning sensed Ding Shuyan at the restaurant, where she recognized him and recalled his death threat; Lin Han also noticed Shao Shuangshuang, but neither woman greeted the other.
• While dining, Shao Shuangshuang described losing a boy to another girl, and Jiang Ning identified Lin Han as her former rival by observing her glances.

Jiang Ning developed a formula to conceal Evergreen Liquid’s medicinal ingredients, then discovered that Xue Yuantong verified it with astonishing speed and accuracy. As school resumed, Ding Shuyan prepared to return to No.4 Middle School, while Jiang Ning learned that violent student Wu Xiaoqi had been transferred into Class 8.

• Jiang Ning finished devising a formula for a spell that would conceal Evergreen Liquid’s medicinal components and sent it to Xue Yuantong to verify.
• Xue Yuantong completed the complex calculations in about ten minutes, and Jiang Ning confirmed her work was flawless.
• Lin Han arranged for Ding Shuyan to return to No.4 Middle School and join Class 1, though Ding Shuyan privately wished to be in Class 8.
• On the first day back, Geng Lu and Ma Shicheng told Jiang Ning that Wu Xiaoqi had struck a classmate with rebar and injured him.
• Jiang Ning recalled that Wu Xiaoqi had avoided expulsion and been transferred to Class 8.